People v. Dominguez

Following a jury trial, defendant, Ramon J. Dominguez, was convicted of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1998)) and sentenced to 28 years’ imprisonment. On direct appeal, we affirmed. People v. Dominguez, 331 Ill. App. 3d 1006 (2002) (Dominguez I). Defendant then filed a postconviction petition, which the trial court summarily dismissed. Following the court’s refusal to hear his motion to reconsider, defendant appealed, arguing that the court erred in dismissing his petition. We reversed and remanded, on the ground that the petition stated the gist of a claim of…